Example sentences of "distanced [pn reflx] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Different tiers of government refused to co-operate ; Liverpool City Council disbanded inner-city working parties and incorporated Urban Programme issues into mainstream committees ; and the Secretary of State steadily distanced himself from what he perceived to be a largely meaningless ‘ talking shop ’ . |
| 2 | A very fine , possibly Oscar-winning central performance from Robert Downey Jr , who imbues the essentially unsympathetic Chaplin with a sharp comic touch while showing how the clown distanced himself from family and friends . |
| 3 | In this way , Barth distanced himself from what had been a very common tendency in much previous theology to separate off very sharply from each other ( a ) the being of God , ( b ) the triunity of God , and ( c ) the incarnation . |
| 4 | I also noticed that in those schools in which I worked where the head , as a matter of policy , distanced himself from parents , my understanding of the children with whom I worked was less complete . |
| 5 | In fact , we may both be surprised that Peirce held that the scientific inquirer distanced himself from all scientific results , and suspect that Quine would grant that this attitude is appropriate for a range of them . |
| 6 | In the ensuing political rumpus John Major shamelessly distanced himself from his henchman . |
| 7 | Michel Foucault ( 1926–1994 ) , who studied under Althusser , took the step his teacher never did and distanced himself from Marxism while remaining politically radical . |
| 8 | He was associated with Edward Irving and Henry Drummond [ qq.v. ] and participated in the early prophetic conferences at Albury , but later distanced himself from the movement that was to result in the formation of the Catholic Apostolic Church . |
| 9 | His ideal was ‘ the complete sympathy of complete detachment ’ , but in practice he distanced himself from his subjects and stressed his severity over the underlying sympathy . |
| 10 | The day after Myeni 's warning , Buthelezi distanced himself from it in a statement denying that any decision had been taken to deploy fighters . |
| 11 | Although he distanced himself from this view prior to the election , he campaigned strongly on the promise to " return safe and clean streets " . |
| 12 | By using Yagüe as his intermediary , however , Franco effectively distanced himself from the horror . |
| 13 | When the Allies protested , Franco distanced himself from personal involvement and promised that something would be done . |
| 14 | Mr Thomas Rideout , his successor as Conservative premier , called a snap election for April 20th and distanced himself from the Peckford follies . |
| 15 | When he realized that he was unlikely to receive satisfaction on either score , de Gaulle distanced himself from the negotiations by flying to Brazzaville in Central Africa . |
| 16 | ‘ When the message was received , my father distanced himself from Rastani , though God knows why . ’ |
| 17 | Buckingham Palace distanced itself from claims of a constitutional row over Dr Runcie 's remarks about Papal primacy and the Anglican Church . |
| 18 | At that time the Japanese foreign ministry distanced itself from the Liberal Democrats ' mission to Pyongyang organised by the party 's strongman , Shin Kanemaru . |
| 19 | There could be only one consequence as the clothier distanced itself from its customers . |
| 20 | Even the Guardian 's own headline seemed reluctant to blame the soldiers : ‘ 13 killed as paratroops break riot : ‘ Soldiers were returning Derry sniper fire , ’ says Army' ( ibid.:43 ) , and the paper 's editorial distanced itself from Winchester 's account : |
| 21 | In the succeeding weeks , while maintaining a position strongly opposed to Iraq 's aggression , the Soviet Union distanced itself from the US position , seeking to ensure that the enforcement of UN sanctions remained in the forefront as the means to secure an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait , and advocating a UN framework for any enforcement action . |
| 22 | Northamptonshire mumming , Shrovetide football , and " Plough Mondays " are examples of practices which were no longer encouraged and to an extent positively discouraged by a gentry which increasingly distanced itself from rude diversions and vulgar games . |
| 23 | Although Washington promptly distanced itself from his speech , and publicized its own high valuation of relations with Britain , George Ball , deputy to the US secretary of state , privately noted that it was time the British gave up their " not very healthy " illusions concerning the empire , the deterrent and the relationship with the United States . |
| 24 | THE players ' union today distanced itself from Chelsea defender Paul Elliott 's plan to sue Dean Saunders and Liverpool over a career-threatening challenge . |
| 25 | Jo Richardson , though replying on behalf of the NEC , pointedly distanced herself from its stand . |
| 26 | Generally Lori distanced herself from the relationship . |
| 27 | Neutral , euphemistic , alliterative , you distanced yourself from the idea of neighbours killing each other . |
| 28 | Here otherwise close associates like Bridgeman and F. E. Smith distanced themselves from Maxse , while another committed tariff reformer , his fellow editor and friend H. A. Gwynne , pointedly told him that ‘ for good or evil ’ , the Conservative party was ‘ the only weapon we have with which to achieve our purpose and help on the causes which both you and I have strongly at heart … and anything that tends to disorganize it or to destroy the efficiency of that weapon seems to me to postpone the fulfilment of our desires … |
| 29 | They carefully distanced themselves from the dirty work , but did n't hesitate to employ his services . |
| 30 | Camilla and Charles then distanced themselves from each other as part of a ‘ damage-limitation exercise ’ agreed in a series of Palace-negotiated pacts . |